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Ixodiphagus
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Ixodiphagus

Ixodiphagus is a genus of encyrtid wasps (order Hymenoptera, superfamily Chalcidoidea) that are obligate parasitoids of ticks (order Ixodida). Females oviposit into larval or nymphal ticks; development resumes inside the nymph and the emerging adult wasps kill the host. Because of this unique biology, Ixodiphagus has been repeatedly investigated as a biological control agent for medically and veterinary important ticks.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Ixodiphagus hookeri

speciesIxodiphagus hookeri

Ixodiphagus theilerae

speciesIxodiphagus theilerae

Ixodiphagus texanus

speciesIxodiphagus texanus

Ixodiphagus taiaroaensis

speciesIxodiphagus taiaroaensis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 250484.